The Contemporary Taoist

He who knows does not blog;
he who blogs does not know

To be a Taoist means many things to many people.
To be a practitioner of Contemporary Taoism simply means to have realised that we are all minute parts
of an indescribably large Whole (the Tao), and to choose therefore to 'Flow Like Water' and live in a spontaneous, natural manner.
This blog is about: Personal Growth / Spiritual Development as guided by the principles of Eastern Philosophy, particularly modern philosophical Taoism; Developing constructive habits and achieving success with minimal effort; Meditation - Taoist, Zen or otherwise. See 'What In Lao Tzu's Name is a Contemporary Taoist?'

'Refining the self, and setting up the foundation are not a matter of forced control, forced effort, or austere practices.
What the work requires is first to recognize the natural, innocent true mind, and then to use this true mind to refine the self.
Then a point of celestial energy emerges within the darkness - this is called true consciousness.'Chang Po-Tuan (commentary by Liu I-Ming)